Punch-Out!! Coming To The eShop

Nintendo 3DS owners rejoice! It looks like Punch-Out!! is going to be released in the 3DS eShop in Japan on February 1st. No one can verify if, or when North America will have a chance to KO the NES title. The title will go for the same price as the Wii Virtual Console version (500 points aka $5). This will also be the first direct port of a NES game to the eShop for non-Ambassadors.

I honestly think doing the game in 3D would be a little too much. While the concept sounds great, I doubt taking the time to divide the layers for the 3DS would be worth the effort of the developers. With the ring being a non changing prominent background, the effects would be left to the characters, which would be underwhelming at best. IMHO